At approximately 2:05 p.m. Boston
Police Officers from District A-7
responded to 198 Byron Street in
East Boston to investigate a
report of a woman who found her
mother in the basement of their
home. The caller said her mother
was unconscious and that her head
was covered. When officers
arrived they found the woman
unresponsive. At 2:12 p.m. the
45-year-old woman was pronounced
dead by EMS personnel on scene.
Homicide detectives were notified
and are investigating the
circumstances of this woman's
death. Homicide and district
detectives are in the process of
conducting interviews and applying
for a search warrant for the
residence. No further information
is available at this time.

Anyone with information about this
incident is asked to call the
Boston Police Homicide Unit at 1-
617-343-4470 or the CRIME STOPPERS
Tipline at 1-800-494-TIPS